I’m sure everybody was fully aware just how tough our introduction to League One was going to be. Away to Sheffield Wednesday is about as big as it gets, and in all reality we were never going to take three points away from Hillsborough. However, the Daggers were far from outclassed and it bodes well for the rest of the season.

With the Daggers’ unexpected elevation to the third tier of English football, John Still has found himself with plenty to do in the transfer market. Whilst our thin squad was stretched to its limit in the middle part of the previous campaign, it seems there is no chance of similar problems this time around. Already 7 new players are confirmed on contract for the coming season, with other possibilities from an array of trialists.

Cheltenham Town swooped to sign Wes Thomas this week as the Daggers front man ended a two-year stay at the club. Signed on a three-year deal from Fisher Athletic in September 2008, Wes had one year left to run on his contract.

Having barely finished glugging the champagne after our famous League 2 play-off victory at Wembley two and a half weeks ago, we now know our opponents in the first round of the Carling Cup. The draw was made this morning and the Daggers face a tricky tie away to League 1 rivals (still sounds unbelievable!), MK Dons.

We did it! The Daggers capped a superb season by winning the League Two playoff final at Wembley. In an open game of many chances, Dagenham & Redbridge beat Rotherham United 3-2 to reach the unbelievable heights of English football’s third tier. Goals from Benson, Green and Nurse sealed the win for our third promotion in ten years.

Yes folks, we managed to lose by less than 7 in the second leg of the playoff semi-final, meaning we are GOING TO WEMBLEY! It promises to be a wonderful day, and the atmosphere should be incredible with already over 12,000 sales in the Dagenham section.

Surely nobody could have predicted Sunday’s playoff semi-final first leg result. With a history of tight games between the clubs – never have we been separated by more than 2 goals – it was hard to see this being any different. However, Dagenham turned in one of their best performances of the season to win by six goals and will go to Christie Park with every confidence.